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jenny345 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:25 pm

Hello everyone here.
I am now preparing my naturalisation online application form and would like to seek some guidance/support on the below enquires. Thank you very much in advance.

1. I came to the UK for undergraduate study in 2010, but back to my home country in 2013, and then reentered the UK in 2014 and started to work in 2017, and I got my ILR last April based on a 5-year work visa. So for the first date of arrival in the UK question, would it be better to put the arrival date in 2014? Yes, put date where you came back permanently
2. May I know the timeline for the application, one of my referees is now on a business trip, and will not be able to sign the declaration form. I am just wondering once I submit my application, will I need to provide all evidence materials immediately, if not, what about the time window for providing the documents? You need to upload all electronic versions of the materials before you attend your biometrics appointment. You have to attend an appointment in 45 working days. Note that referees should date the form before the application date. Everything is digital these days, so maybe your referee could do the form digitally as far as their signature is consistent to what appears on their passport.
3. My second professional referee is my previous supervisor at university, could that be sufficient? If they are a lecturer or university professor (not just someone that teaches or does research, they have to be employed as lecturer/professor) it will be OK
4. For the referee declaration form, would it be paper copies only (passport photo attached), or electronic version is allowed? Do we upload and submit all evidence files online? See above. everything is digital.
5. The required date for physical presentence in the UK five years ago, refers to the date of online application submission. Yes. If you apply on the 5 May 2024 you need to have been in the UK on the 6 May 2019

Thank you!

contorted_svy wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 2:19 pm

jenny345 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 1:25 pm

Hello everyone here.
I am now preparing my naturalisation online application form and would like to seek some guidance/support on the below enquires. Thank you very much in advance.

1. I came to the UK for undergraduate study in 2010, but back to my home country in 2013, and then reentered the UK in 2014 and started to work in 2017, and I got my ILR last April based on a 5-year work visa. So for the first date of arrival in the UK question, would it be better to put the arrival date in 2014? Yes, put date where you came back permanently
2. May I know the timeline for the application, one of my referees is now on a business trip, and will not be able to sign the declaration form. I am just wondering once I submit my application, will I need to provide all evidence materials immediately, if not, what about the time window for providing the documents? You need to upload all electronic versions of the materials before you attend your biometrics appointment. You have to attend an appointment in 45 working days. Note that referees should date the form before the application date. Everything is digital these days, so maybe your referee could do the form digitally as far as their signature is consistent to what appears on their passport.
3. My second professional referee is my previous supervisor at university, could that be sufficient? If they are a lecturer or university professor (not just someone that teaches or does research, they have to be employed as lecturer/professor) it will be OK
4. For the referee declaration form, would it be paper copies only (passport photo attached), or electronic version is allowed? Do we upload and submit all evidence files online? See above. everything is digital.
5. The required date for physical presentence in the UK five years ago, refers to the date of online application submission. Yes. If you apply on the 5 May 2024 you need to have been in the UK on the 6 May 2019

Thank you!

contorted_svy wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:15 pm

It should be a recent picture, but there is no stipulation on how recent it should be exactly. 6 months/1 year should.be fine if your appearance hasn't changed much. What you say regarding the forms will be fine as you will.upload both of them. Remember the signature has to be consistent with what appears on the referee passport.